Jazz trumpeter and big-band leader Walter "Maynard" Ferguson, famed for his screaming solos and ability to hit blisteringly high notes, has died at age 78, associates said on Thursday. The Montreal-born Ferguson died on Wednesday at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California, of kidney and liver failure brought on by an abdominal infection. His four daughters and other family members were at his side when he died. Ferguson started his career at 13 when he performed as a featured soloist with the Canadian Broadcasting Co. Orchestra. He played with several of the great big-band leaders of the 1940s and '50s,...